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Trinidad State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California

Trinidad State Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.8 ft at 12 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.8 ft at 12:23 am.

Great

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south-southeast at 8 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:28 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
7.8 ft · 12 s · W
Wind
8 mph (SSE)cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 5.8 ft at 12:23 am
Water
59°F4/3
Air
57°Ffeels like 54°F
Sun
rise 6:57 amset 5:03 pm

Trinidad State Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Trinidad State Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Trinidad State Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–11 ft6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:57 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Trinidad State Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1489–10 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Trinidad State Beach: 10 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGood9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 143.8 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SE), gusts 164.7 ft
8 am8–9 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 165.8 ft
9 am10–11 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 196.8 ft
10 am10–11 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 217.5 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 217.5 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 196.8 ft
1 pm8–10 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 215.5 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 203.8 ft
3 pm8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 192.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 190.6 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18-0.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGood8 mph offshore (SE)3.6 ft
7 am9–10 ftGood7 mph offshore (SE)4.2 ft
8 am9–10 ftGood7 mph offshore (SE)5.2 ft
9 am8–9 ftGood9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 146.2 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (SSE)7.0 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 137.4 ft
12 pm9–10 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 147.1 ft
1 pm9–10 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 166.1 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 164.7 ft
3 pm9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 143.0 ft
4 pm9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 121.4 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (SSE)0.2 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGood8 mph offshore (SE), gusts 14-0.4 ft

Trinidad State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 8 pm, sets at Trinidad State Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 130 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
Lulls
about 130 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
55% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Trinidad State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Trinidad State Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 12–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Poor.

Trinidad State Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 98–10Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 109–12Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 119–17Thu, Nov 12: Poor to FairThuNov 128–11Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1312–16Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1410–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1512–17Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 168–12Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Trinidad State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Trinidad State Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–11 ftGreat11.6 ft · 14 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1613 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 207 am
Tue, Nov 108–10 ftGood9.0 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (SE)10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1610 am
Wed, Nov 119–12 ftGood9.0 ft · 13 s · W5 mph cross-shore (S)16 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 248 am
Thu, Nov 129–17 ftPoor to Fair11.6 ft · 15 s · W10 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 1521 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 314 pm
Fri, Nov 138–11 ftPoor12.2 ft · 14 s · W29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 4128 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 394 pm
Sat, Nov 1412–16 ftPoor24.5 ft · 17 s · W13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1816 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 227 am
Sun, Nov 1510–13 ftPoor12.8 ft · 15 s · W22 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3312 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 211 pm
Mon, Nov 1612–17 ftPoor9.5 ft · 18 s · W17 mph offshore (SE), gusts 2810 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 187 am
Tue, Nov 178–12 ftGood—7 mph offshore (ESE)7 mph cross-shore (S)4 pm
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftGood—14 mph cross-shore (NNW)6 mph cross-shore (NNW)1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Trinidad State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Trinidad State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Trinidad State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 4:37 am, high 7.6 ft at 10:31 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Trinidad State Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.4 ft, risingLow 3.3 ft4:37 amHigh 7.6 ft10:31 amLow -0.4 ft5:40 pmHigh 5.8 ft12:23 amLow 3.5 ft5:11 amHigh 7.4 ft11:03 amLow -0.4 ft6:16 pmHigh 5.8 ft1:12 amLow 3.9 ft5:46 amHigh 7.5 ft11:34 amLow -0.1 ft6:54 pmHigh 5.7 ft1:53 am
Tide height at Trinidad State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Trinidad State Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.3 ft at 4:37 amHigh 7.6 ft at 10:31 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:40 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.8 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:11 amHigh 7.4 ft at 11:03 amLow -0.4 ft at 6:16 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.8 ft at 1:12 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:46 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:34 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:54 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.7 ft at 1:53 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:17 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:11 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:34 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.0 ft at 2:40 amLow 4.7 ft at 6:56 amHigh 7.6 ft at 12:49 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 5.8 ft at 3:25 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:48 amHigh 6.9 ft at 1:27 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:02 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 5.9 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.9 ft at 8:53 amHigh 6.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:55 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.6 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.3 ft at 10:13 amHigh 5.6 ft at 3:10 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:41 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 5.7 ft at 6:05 amLow 3.9 ft at 11:35 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Trinidad State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Trinidad State Beach is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 54°F and an 8 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 59 and 60°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3; 59 to 60 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood59°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Trinidad State Beach

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About Trinidad State Beach

Trinidad State Beach is a beach break in Trinidad, Humboldt County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called College Cove and Indian Beach.

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